Here's What's Happening

The annual Battle of the Badges fundraiser is set for August 18th beginning at 6pm at the W.S. Scott Auditorium in Arkansas City. This year, the competition will include something new… a dodge ball tournament. Police and firefighters from Arkansas City and Winfield will... Read More.

Arkansas City Commissioners met this week, and voted to spend some money to put a new roof on the Agri-Business Building. Webcon, Inc. of Hutchinson, was picked to do the job, for an amount not to exceed $67,500. The work is expected to protect... Read More.

More fallout now from what began as a routine traffic stop in Winfield back in May. Jeremy Samuel has filed suit against the City of Winfield, claiming that his constitutional rights were violated during that traffic stop. Samuel is asking for $1 million in... Read More.

The fireworks flew early… before the 4th of July… when the wife of former Winfield police officer Sean Skov called for the firing of Winfield City Manager Jeremy Willmoth at Monday’s Winfield City Commission meeting. The Courier Traveler reports that Rachel Skov said she... Read More.

A garage that was attached to a home west of Arkansas City, caught fire early in the morning last Sunday morning. Multiple fire departments responded just after 4am to 5431 276th Drive, where those living there, were first alerted by a smoke alarm in... Read More.

Andrew Lawson has told us, that there will be no regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Board, Planning Commission or Retired Citizens Advisory Council in Arkansas City this month. The Beautification and Tree Advisory Board meeting that was scheduled for June 28 was not... Read More.

The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule this week due to the closure of all City offices on Wednesday in observance of Independence Day. The Cowley County Landfill also will be closed Wednesday for Independence Day. All of today’s... Read More.

The 2018 Outdoor Family Movie Series resumes this evening in Arkansas City with another Marvel movie under the Wilson Park rotunda. The 2018 blockbuster “Black Panther,” sponsored by Union State Bank, was originally planned for Thursday night, but now is planned for tonight at... Read More.

Classic rock songs from the 1980s will come alive when the Southwestern College Summer Theatre Festival presents “Rock of Ages” this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Richardson Performing Arts Center in the Christy Administration Building... Read More.

The Arkansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau would like to thank the citizens and businesses of Arkansas City for their incredible giving towards the 2018 Fireworks Display. Many individuals and businesses have stepped up to make this annual event a success again this year.... Read More.